After Malaysia lost 0-1 to Vietnam at My Dinh Stadium, coach Tan Cheng Hoe missed the press conference for unknown reasons. It was only after returning to his hometown that he shared about this match.
I was disappointed when I lost to the Vietnam team. That does not mean I am disappointed with the players' performance, but failure is still not an easy thing," the Malaysia head coach shared on Astro Arena.
Recognizing the reason for the failure, the 51-year-old strategist admitted that the Malaysian team had many difficulties against a Vietnamese team in good form, having achieved many achievements in recent times.
"Everyone has seen how good the Vietnamese team is. They even reached the quarter-finals of the 2019 Asian Cup. Vietnam has had a reasonable strategy.
They pressed very well and did not leave any gaps, so our players had a lot of difficulty."
Previously, assistant of coach Tan Cheng How - Mr. Balachandran also had to admit that Malaysia lost the match when Vietnam overwhelmed them too much.
At present, Malaysia is ranked 4th in Group G, the 2022 World Cup qualifiers with 3 points after 3 matches. On November 14, "Uncles and Ho" will host Thailand at home.
